Social Security Disability Information Center

Symptoms of Depression That May Make you Eligible for Social Security Disability Payments

April 28, 2015

Many of the clients I serve in my Indianapolis disability practice suffer from some type of depressive disorder. Sometimes their symptoms of depression are caused by or exacerbated by physical impairments, but often depression is a disabling condition all by itself. Depression raises some unique obstacles in pursuing a Social Security disability claim. Deadlines must […]

Diabetes and Your Social Security Disability Claim

March 30, 2015

If you suffer from diabetes and your symptoms keep you from being able to work, you may be eligible for either Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The prevalence of diabetes among my clients seems to be ever increasing. Some of my clients suffer from Type I diabetes, which typically […]

Objective Testing and Your Social Security Disability Claim

March 19, 2015

Proving you are disabled to the Social Security Administration (SSA) is not always easy. Before the SSA will even consider how your symptoms affect your ability to work, you must show that you have a “medically determinable impairment.” Telling Social Security that you have pain or fatigue or memory loss is not enough, by itself, […]

Common Questions Concerning Children’s SSI Claims

March 6, 2015

In my Social Security disability practice, I meet many parents of children with special needs. They have heard that Social Security has a program for children with disabilities, but they do not know how to find out more about it. Here are some answers to some of the most common questions I hear from parents […]

Obtaining Social Security Disability Benefits for PTSD

February 27, 2015

Many people with severe mental disorders are unable to work, and post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is one of many mental disorders Social Security might consider disabling. In my practice, I have represented numerous clients suffering such severe PTSD symptoms that they are unable to work, even though they might be physically healthy enough to […]

Why Do they Ask All of those Questions at Social Security Disability Hearings?

February 18, 2015

The day of your Social Security disability hearing has arrived, and you are probably filled with anxiety and wondering what it is going to be like. Although I can’t cure my clients of all of their hearing-day jitters, I do make sure I spend about an hour talking to my clients prior to the hearing […]